- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- January 1, 1754 CE
- Location:
- Eglisau
- Magnitude:
- 3.71 Mw
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 3 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
Other earthquake records of 1754 CE
- Egypt, Al-Qahirah (Cairo) · 40,000 deaths
- Turkey, Izmit · Ms 6.8 · 2,000 deaths
- Philippines, Taal Volcano · 12 deaths
- Indonesia, Ambon Island · Ms 6.5 · 4 deaths
- Indonesia, Banda Sea
- Mexico, Acapulco
Source: Albini, P., Locati, M., Rovida, A. & Stucchi, M. (2013): European Archive of Historical Earthquake Data (AHEAD), INGV, doi:10.6092/ingv.it-ahead · License: CC BY 4.0 · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1754 Eglisau earthquake (Mw 3.7) (1754 CE) happen?
- January 1, 1754 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from Albini, P., Locati, M., Rovida, A. & Stucchi, M. (2013): European Archive of Historical Earthquake Data (AHEAD), INGV, doi:10.6092/ingv.it-ahead; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.